Patents
US 9157160 B2: System and method for electropolishing or electroplating conveyor belts
- Granted
- 2015-10-13
- Filed
- 2013-08-22 application 13973252
- Type
- Utility · 29 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An electropolishing or electroplating system and method for metal conveyor belts is described. As opposed to conventional polishing processes in which the product is guided around rollers which direct the product into and out of an electrolyte bath, embodiments of the present invention pass the product through a housing supplied with a continuous directional flow of electrolyte. Thus, the electroplating or electropolishing can be targeted to specific areas of the product, such as the edges and/or the center of a conveyor belt, and straight products can pass through the housing without deformation.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg151013.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashworth Bros., Inc. 28 patents | US company or organization | Fall River, MA | ASHWORTH BROS INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew James Kovalchick | Front Royal, VA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jay F. Drummond | Martinsburg, WV | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| C25D | Processes for the electrolytic or electrophoretic production of coatings; electroforming; apparatus therefor | C25D5/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| C25F | Processes for the electrolytic removal of materials from objects; apparatus therefor | C25F3/16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65G | Transport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors | B65G49/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-24 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | ASHWORTH BROS., INC. signed 2022-08-22 | EASTERN BANK BOSTON, MA | 60881/746 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-08-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DRUMMOND, JAY F. signed 2013-08-19 KOVALCHICK, MATTHEW JAMES signed 2013-08-19 | ASHWORTH BROS., INC. FALL RIVER, MA | 31062/466 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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